President Donald Trump’s global trade war is taking on some unlikely adversaries — including remote islands with more penguins than people.
The list of 185 places hit Wednesday with a minimum 10 percent tariff include Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, Australian territories in the…
The GDPR is seen as one of Europe’s most complex pieces of legislation by the technology sector — and by businesses far and wide beyond tech — for how it forces companies doing business in Europe to manage their data and to handle the requests and rights of data subjects to that personal…
While France has “always had a cold relationship with the United States … no Italian government has ever questioned the relationship with the U.S. on defense,” Italian General Leonardo Tricarico, who was military advisor to several prime ministers, told POLITICO.
After Italy’s defeat in…
One person in government, granted anonymity to discuss a live policy issue, emphasized that the government will take its time. They stressed the consultation had been an important part of formulating the policy, rather than a fait accompli, adding: “There’s a danger that we get this badly…
But others disagree. “I would be very concerned,” about efforts to reopen the texts, said a second EU diplomat. Since capitals are “in the middle” of transposing them into national law, doing so “would be extremely counterproductive,” the person added, slowing their…
But should they?
It’s easy to see why they think it is all inevitable: In the U.S., Trump pulled off a decisive electoral victory, winning the popular vote and brushing the Democrats aside in all swing states. Now MAGA is rampant; Trump and his best buddy Elon Musk are demolishing…
That’s plenty to be cracking on with, but even if you fall foul of the existing rules, the maximum penalty the Electoral Commission can impose is a laughable £20,000. That’s walking-around money for a democracy-loving billionaire.
Still, irksome transparency…
“Instead of raising walls, we should bring down barriers,” Rasmussen said. “Europe will stand united. Europe will give robust and proportional answers.”
Norwegian Trade Minister Cecilie Myrseth said Trump’s decision to level 15 percent tariffs on Norway — which is not an EU…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the “USA should not take over Greenland” as she visits the semi-autonomous territory for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials.
It comes at a time when the Trump administration is seeking…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said US tariffs on European Union imports are “wrong”, after US President Donald Trump announced he would begin charging a 20% rate on EU goods.
Meloni is one of the many world leaders reacting to Trump’s “liberation day” announcements, which include a…